title: Waste processing and health. A position document of the Italian Association of Epidemiology (AIE) - May 2008.
abstract: This is a position document of the Italian Epidemiological Association (AIE) on the health hazards of waste disposal. The main objectives of the document are: 1) to support the decision makers on the safety of the existing waste treatment and disposal plants and of the planned new plants; b) to recommend protective actions in favour of populations exposed to toxic agents linked to illegal waste treatment and disposal; c) to signal circumstances that require the adoption of surveillance plan or ad hoc studies in order to unveil possible health effects associated to the environmental exposure to toxic agents derived from waste treatment and disposal. The evaluations presented in this document are based on the available scientific literature. AIE recommends the adoption of preventive policies to contain both the production of waste and the need to dispose it. AIE also recommends the participation and involvement of the population in all phases of waste management, from the decisional to the operational ones.
mesh_terms: D015386:Hazardous Substances; D017745:Incineration; D007558:Italy; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances